I took some time yesterday to look back at an old classic, Knights of the Old Republic (Kotor). It felt like the time was right, seeing as:
1- Yesterday was national "May The 4th Be With You" day.
2- The original Knights of the Old Republic game was on sale for super cheap at Steam.
3- Jack Nightingale from Twitter had already asked me if I was interested in playing a little of the old Kotor series.
Why wouldn't I play as the guy with the soul patch and a scar over one eye?
Funny enough, I love Star Wars, but I've never even touched these games, which honestly seems like an oversight on my part.
Anyway, I chose to play as the loveable scoundrel type of character, and . . . be still my heart.
*whistles* HEY THERE SEXY!
Oh yeah, I'm a charmer alright. Those 2003 graphics never looked finer.
The first part of the game was a little bit of tutorial hell, and it seemed a little strange that the ship I was on was literally plummeting out of space, but the guy who came to check on me spent a good 10 minutes talking me through how to use the WASD keys and check my inventory.
Hurry to an escape pod, but first . . . let's talk about how to move your legs!
After finally making it to the escape pods, the real game started to unfold. I was crashing down on the planet Taris. Taris is one of those big city planets that Star Wars absolutely loves. (Coruscant, am I right?) The top layer of Taris is where the wealthy peeps chill, and as you go down into the lower levels, people get poorer and more authentic -- or "mutanagenic" as the case may be.
The Sith are in charge on this planet, and wouldn't you know it: a Jedi that was on the ship with you, and she had also jettisoned down to the planet in an escape pod. It was probably because the famous "Bastila" the Jedi was on board with you that y'all got blowed up.
The game let me know that Bastila had a history with one Darth Revan, who, by the way, used his/her evil Sith powers to cause a ruckus last week on Twitter because a Star Wars fan was using the name of Darth Revan as a gate check into the Star Wars community.
Before you knew it, I was out and about running the streets of Taris like a madman on a mission!
Not a bad looking city scape!
It's not weird at all that I'm the only one running around here . . . let alone with two swords in my hands. Not at all! Things *did* get a little weird though when I took on a side quest to help a dancer in a cantina who just wanted to get hired there.
Super Awkward . . .
Apparently my incredibly smooth moves worked and she got the job.
Eventually I went deeper into the underground and the sewers only to encounter a pretty difficult string of encounters that required me to stop and save the game often.
An all together too familiar sight
A life spent hunting for trapped Wookies and stolen swoop pod parts is not easy, friends. Eventually I warped back up topside and spent some of my hard earned cash on a double-bladed sword and some health packs.
Darth Maul eat your heart out
I'm not sold on this weapon being all that good, but it certainly looks cool!
So despite all the old oddities and quirks, I am having some fun playing this game! In fact, it's the oddities and quirks that seem to give it its charm. Back in 2003 I think I was too busy playing Everquest to give games like this a shot. Glad I get to change that now.
Thanks again, to Jack for the great game suggestion! It was a really fun way to celebrate good old May the Fourth.
Happy Dueling!
No comments:
Post a Comment